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Seasons Not Over for Cowboys, Chargers

By Dave GoldbergOct 18th 2010 – 2:28PM

When FOX and "the worldwide leader in sports'' promote the Dallas-Minnesota game by proclaiming the loser would be doomed, we must believe it. So the Cowboys are doomed. Well, not necessarily. Let's take a closer look at three of the NFL's "failing" teams, as well as one that was failing until it won big on Sunday. In...

Vincent Jackson Breaks Silence on Chargers Stalemate

By Chris HarryAug 28th 2010 – 11:01AM

Donnie Avery is done for the season in St. Louis with a knee injury that'll have an impact on rookie quarterback Sam Bradford's development. Minnesota, minus Sidney Rice for half the season, traded for Greg Camarillo and signed Javon Walker off the streets. In Washington, 38-year-old Joey Galloway is a serious option....

Report: Seahawks, Redskins Inquiring About Vincent Jackson

By Chris HarryJun 29th 2010 – 6:35PM

The acrimonious standoff between Pro Bowl wide receiver Vincent Jackson and the San Diego Chargers reportedly could be settled with a trade. Jackson, the disgruntled restricted free agent, who neither signed his tender nor participated in offseason workouts and minicamps, is on the trading block, and the Seattle Seahawks...

Chargers' Restricted Free Agents Play Tough, Team Holds Strong

By Nancy GayMay 27th 2010 – 10:45AM

Mandatory minicamp for the San Diego Chargers this week may be as much about which players aren't there as the ones who are. And those missing would be a quartet of key starters for whom the expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the players and NFL owners after this season has left them where they...

After Arrest, Kevin Ellison Told to Stay Away From Chargers Minicamp

By Nancy GayMay 26th 2010 – 4:40PM

San Diego Chargers safety Kevin Ellison already is in hot water with the Redondo Beach, Calif. police and the Los Angeles County district attorney after police discovered 100 Vicodin pills in his possession following a traffic stop for speeding on Monday. Now his tenuous job security with a Chargers team stocked with...

Background on a.j. smith

A.J. Smith (born Albert J. Smith February 28, 1949) is a professional American football executive, currently serving as the Executive Vice President and General Manager of the San Diego Chargers.

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